District 2
November 2019
Dallas Sends A Message in Taking Down Imhotep.
November 23, 2019 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
LEHIGHTON- North Pocono and Valley View couldn’t do it, but a gallant and talented group of Mountaineers from the Back Mountain of Luzerne County, specifically Dallas, that climbed that mountain to defeat perennial powerhouse, Imhotep Charter by a score of 43-36 Friday night at Lehighton High School. The win advances Dallas (14-0) to the state […]
WYOMING AREA TAKES D-2 AAA TITLE OVER SCRANTON PREP @WaScoreboard @dominic_deluca9
November 18, 2019 | Frank Deangelo
When the Warriors handed Scranton Prep their first loss on the last day of August; many pundits predicted that that the two teams would see each other again in the Playoffs and that a young Prep team would be stronger by then. The Pundits were right; to a point. The two teams would meet again […]
Rice, Bishop McDevitt Too Much for Dunmore to Overcome.
November 16, 2019 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Final score @McDevittHS 28 @DunmoreBucksAD 13. @PaFootballNews @NEPAFootball @circlewsports @EdOBrien247 @thebullp_n @NazarethNo1Fan @Mommmyto4 pic.twitter.com/BBSa6PAIEk — Brian Ptashinski (@BPtashinski) November 16, 2019 LEHIGHTON- Under the bright lights of Lehighton Multi-Purpose Stadium, Lonnie Rice put on a show with both his arm and legs and led the Lancers of Bishop McDevitt to a 28-13 victory over the […]
WYOMING AREA TAKES A STRONG STEP INTO THE D-2 AAA DISTRICT TITLE GAME @WaScoreboard
November 9, 2019 | Billy Splain
Six weeks ago, the Wyoming Area Warriors traveled to the Back Mountain in Luzerne County to face a high powered Lake-Lehman Black Knights team. The Black Knights scored three times in the first half on long plays and left the Warriors shaking their heads on their way to the locker room at the half; down […]
Valley View Cougars repeat win over Berwick Dawgs
November 9, 2019 | Bryan Wenzel
I don’t really know if there is any need to write an article on this game. You might as well read the article on the last time Berwick played Valley View, just change a few numbers and you have it. With all the penalties Berwick had in the last few games I feared they would […]
Battle of Spartans: Southern Lehigh Dominates Wyoming Valley West.
November 2, 2019 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Final score Southern Lehigh 42 Wyoming Valley West 7. @PaFootballNews @circlewsports @NEPAFootball @69SportsBT @cvgameface @CVSteveBennett @TLJohnErzar @Mommmyto4 @NazarethNo1Fan @KeithGroller pic.twitter.com/I7FKwadXVQ — Brian Ptashinski (@BPtashinski) November 2, 2019 CENTER VALLEY- Halloween was on Thursday, but the three-headed monster on the Southern Lehigh Spartans football team made their presence known on Friday night and it was no […]
WARRIORS SECURE HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE THROUGH D-2 AAA PLAYOFFS
October 28, 2019 | Frank Deangelo
The Wyoming Area Warriors scored early and often in their season ending rivalry contest with Pittston Area; taking a 45-0 victory on Friday night in West Pittston. After PA won the toss and deferred; the Warriors drove 67 yards and Sr Darren Rodney started the scoring with a 21 yard dash around left end […]
B. Hollywood’s Bold Predictions Prognostications
October 24, 2019 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
B. Hollywood’s Bold Prediction Prognostications Week 10 in the EPC. Last week I was 8-1 bringing the season record to 68-13: 6-3 Bethlehem Catholic over 5-4 Allentown Central Catholic 7-2 East Stroudsburg South over 1-8 East Stroudsburg North 8-1 Nazareth over 6-3 Easton 7-2 Parkland over 5-4 Emmaus 8-1 Northampton over 0-9 Whitehall 4-5 Pocono […]
B. Hollywood’s 2/11 Mid-Week Report.
October 23, 2019 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
It all comes down to this week, as we close out the 2019 high school football regular season in District XI. There are still District playoff spots available as we look ahead to plenty of rivalry games this weekend, while looking back to games played in week nine. In The Eastern Pennsylvania Conference North, the […]
PIAA District XI Official Power Rankings.
October 20, 2019 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Here are the official District XI and regional standings after week 9. These rankings determine the playoff berths for all District XI football teams. Rankings are based on formula used in the PIAA based on several factors. x-Denotes Clinched Playoff Spot 1A (4 teams qualify) 1. x- Williams Valley 7-2 .609 2. x- Tri-Valley 4-5 […]
Berwick unable to hold on through to the end
October 19, 2019 | Bryan Wenzel
When these 2 teams met last year on the same weekend it was a very low scoring game with Dallas benefiting from Berwick’s mistakes. This year was a different story. It started in the 1st half of the 1st quarter where it was mostly back and forth making it seem like there were more yards made […]
WYOMING ROARS BACK at HOME after SO COL loss; beats HANOVER 56-0
October 19, 2019 | Frank Deangelo
Sr Sam Solomon (#76) scores on a lateral behind Jrs Bryce Hinkle (#51) and Shawn Kostak Any concerns that the state ranked AAA Wyoming Area Warriors would have issues getting back on track after last weeks loss to Southern Columbia were quickly answered Friday Night in West Pittston. On Sr Night at the “Jake” , […]
B. Hollywood’s Bold Prediction Prognostications
October 17, 2019 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
B. Hollywood’s wek 9 Picks for both District XI and Distrct 2: We begin in the EPC, where I was perfect 9-0 last week, bringing my season record to 60-12. 6-2 Bethlehem Catholic over 4-4 Emmaus 4-4 Stroudsburg over 2-6 Louis E.Dieruff 7-1 Nazareth over 2-6 William Allen 6-2 Parkland over 6-2 Easton 6-2 East […]
B. Hollywood’s Mid-Week 2/11 Report.
October 16, 2019 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Just two weeks left in the 2019 high school football regular season. Some teams have clinched a playoff spot in both District XI and District 2, but there is still plenty of spots still open as this week’s action gets under way. Beginning in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference South, Nazareth (7-1 overall, 6-1 EPC South) […]
Dawgs pluck the Comets from the sky
October 12, 2019 | Bryan Wenzel
In years past when the Berwick Dawgs have played the Crestwood Comets, Berwick was on a winning streak and was a given that they would beat the Comets. Then the tables turned and the Dawgs started losing for a few years. Well, this seems to be changing back again, last year it was 47-0 Berwick, […]
SCA Steals Homecoming Spotlight
October 12, 2019 | Dave Fegley
By: Dave Fegley (10-12-19) Tigers Dominate PA’s Game of the Week Southern Columbia and Wyoming Area took on each other for the first time ever on Friday night in a matchup of unbeaten squads. The game, which wasn’t officially scheduled until Monday of this week, featured two teams coming in ranked in the state. The […]
B. Hollywood’s Mid-Week 2/11 Report.
October 9, 2019 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
This high school football is moving rapidly, as we move into week eight. Some teams are positioning themselves for the post-season, others are scrambling to get into the playoffs, while others are looking forward to the winter sports season. We take a look at District XI, the last three teams that were unbeaten coming into […]
Dawgs chew up the Cougars
October 5, 2019 | Bryan Wenzel
The battle between Hazleton and Berwick has been a long hard fought one. Just last year it was a hard fought game and literally came down to the last minute of the game for an ending score of 28-21 for a win to Berwick. This year was a bit more brutal, for Hazleton. It only […]
Wyoming Area Second Half Heroics lift them over Dunmore 35-14 @WaScoreboard @DHS_live_Bucks
October 5, 2019 | Frank Deangelo
For the second consecutive week; on the road against an improving team, it looked like it might be a Bad Moon Rising for the Wyoming Area Warriors. The Bucks came out strong in the first half and established momentum when SR Steve Borgia sprinted 35 yards to paydirt on a QB keeper on a 4th […]
Valley View Cougars slash the Berwick Dawgs
September 28, 2019 | Bryan Wenzel
Going in it was expected that Berwick would not win, was going to be a low scoring game. Berwick won the coin toss and deferred to Valley View. The first quarter was a good quarter the Cougars took almost 6 minutes to score making it 7-0. Then Berwick gets the ball and take the remaining […]
B. Hollywood’s Mid-Week 2/11 Report
September 25, 2019 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
We have reached the mid-way point of the high school football season. Some teams are looking to solidify their position in the playoff race. Others looking to just make the playoffs. While the rest are waiting till next year! Let’s kick off with the EPC South, where Nazareth (5-0, 4-0 EPC South) and Easton (5-0, […]
Selinsgrove falls to Berwick
September 24, 2019 | PFN Staff
BERWICK – Josh Nylund returned an interception eight yards for a touchdown with 3:23 left in the first quarter giving Selinsgrove an early lead against Berwick at Crispin Field. However, the Bulldogs (5-0) limited the Seals to just 73 yards of total offense and five first downs on Friday night. The Seals’ only points came […]
B. Hollywood’s Mid-Week 2/11 Report
September 18, 2019 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
This high school football season is moving along at a fast clip. We are heading into week five and the midway point of the regular season. With that we will first look at District XI. In the Colonial League East Division Notre Dame Green Pond and Saucon Valley lead the way with identical 3-1 overall […]
B. Hollywoods Mid-Week 2/11 report
September 11, 2019 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Highlighting District 2 & 11 HS Football Today is September 11th and we remember all those we lost on that tragic day eighteen years ago. Thoughts go out to those survivors and families of those who lost loved ones on that faithful morning. We will never forget! This will be a weekly report on PIAA […]
Wyoming Area issues a Statement with 34-0 win over Scranton Prep. @WaScoreboard @ScrPrepSports @dominic_deluca9
September 1, 2019 | Frank Deangelo
Most D-2 football fans thought that Wyoming Area would meet Scranton Prep for the 2018 D-2 3A Championship; but Lakeland derailed those plans by defeating the Warriors in the 2nd round of the Playoffs. When the 2019 schedule came out showing these teams matching up in Week 2; Sr QB-DB Dominic DeLuca circled it in […]
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